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If the normal to a parabola
y
2
=
4
a
x
y^2 = 4ax
y
2
=
4
a
x
, makes an angle
ϕ
\phi
ϕ
with the axis. Show that it will cut the curve again at an angle
tan
−
1
(
1
2
tan
ϕ
)
\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\tan\phi\right)
tan
−
1
(
2
1
tan
ϕ
)
.
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